Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) The state government will act to protect the rights of minorities, and there is no need to worry about this, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday assured a delegation of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), who expressed concern over implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
Varanasi, July 23 (IANS) Stressing that all temples need to be socially driven, A.V. Dharma Reddy, Executive Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), says temples do not just help in building a spiritual essence in the society and protect the value system, but should also play an instrumental role in social upliftment.
Meerut, July 23 (IANS) A 16-year-old student has been expelled from a private school in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut for "asking Hindu students to distance themselves from Muslim pupils, citing examples from films like 'Kashmir Files' and 'The Kerala Story'," police said.
Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday slammed the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for dragging its feet from the live telecast of the sacred Gurbani just to corner benefit to a blue eyed channel of the Badals.
Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said that it has sent its objections on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to the Law Commission and has demanded that "not just tribals but every religious minority should be kept out of the purview of such a statute".
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad in coordination with other departments have initiated measures to check illegal transportation of cattle for forthcoming Bakrid festival.
Badaun, June 1 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted before a court that the 800-year-old Jama Masjid in Badaun is protected under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which mandates places of worship will stay as they stood on August 15, 1947.
